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Lambda Award Finalists
The Lambda Literary Awards honor the best in LGBTQ books, and this year’s finalists include NINE Macmillan titles!
Gay Fiction
HISTORY OF VIOLENCE by Édouard Louis
SOME HELL by Patrick Nathan
Bisexual Fiction
THE BEST BAD THINGS by Katrina Carrasco
Gay Poetry
WILD IS THE WIND: Poems by Carl Phillips
Lesbian Mystery
A WHISPER OF BONES: A Jane Lawless Mystery by Ellen Hart
Gay Memoir/Biography
THE UNPUNISHED VICE: A Life of Reading by Edmund White
LGBTQ SF/F/Horror
THE BARROW WILL SEND WHAT IT MAY by Margaret Killjoy
THE DESCENT OF MONSTERS by JY Yang
WITCHMARK by C. L. Polk
Round ‘Em Up, Cowboy!
Yeehaw! We’ve wrangled some mighty fine Westerns to kick off your #FridayReads!
True stories of wild west heroes, a November LibraryReads pick, collected tales of the American West, and a quintessential Western novel–strap on your cowboy boots and dive in!
SHOTGUNS & STAGECOACHES: The Brave Men Who Rode for Wells Fargo in the Wild West by John Boessenecker
The true stories of the Wild West heroes who guarded the iconic Wells Fargo stagecoaches and trains, battling colorful thieves, vicious highwaymen, and robbers armed with explosives.
“A rip-roaring history of moving the mail in the wildest of the Wild West days.”–Kirkus Reviews
THE BEST BAD THINGS by Katrina Carrasco
November 2018 LibraryReads Pick
A vivid, sexy barn burner of a historical crime novel, THE BEST BAD THINGS introduces readers to the fiery Alma Rosales—detective, smuggler, spy.
“Readers looking for sexy, dangerous action unencumbered by apologetics will love this book. Carrasco is an author to watch.”–Library Journal, starred review readmoreremove
Starred Review Roundup (10/29/18)
Save a spot on your shelves for these forthcoming titles with multiple starred reviews:
IN EXTREMIS: The Life and Death of the War Correspondent Marie Colvin
by Lindsey Hilsum
2019 Carnegie Medals Longlister
FOUR starred reviews!
“This intense biography is highly recommended for everyone, including journalism junkies, history buffs, and casual readers.”—Publishers Weekly, starred review
“A rip-roaring life rendered extremely well.”— Kirkus Reviews, starred review
“This is riveting personal and professional history, told with skill and sincerity…Hilsum has created something truly worthy of her subject, a biography that reads like high adventure, a masterwork that will draw well-deserved attention to a heroic witness.” — Booklist, starred review
“This unputdownable account will inspire future journalists, especially women, and should find wide audiences among those interested in global crises and international affairs.”— Library Journal, starred review
THE BEST BAD THINGS
by Katrina Carrasco
Two starred reviews and a November 2018 Library Reads pick! 1887—Former Pinkerton Women’s Bureau agent Alma Rosales is tasked with searching for stolen opium in Washington Territory and uncovering a thief while going undercover as a man. “Breath-catching pacing, tantalizingly rough-and-tumble characters who are somehow both distasteful and deeply relatable, palpable erotic energy, and powerful storytelling make this a standout.” — Publishers Weekly, starred review
THE BEST BAD THINGS + NEWCOMER = November LibraryReads Picks! Penny + Moriarty = Hall of Famers!
OH HAPPY DAY! Katrina Carrasco’s THE BEST BAD THINGS and Keigo Higashino’s NEWCOMER are November 2018 LibraryReads picks! 
THE BEST BAD THINGS
“Stellar… Carrasco succeeds in coupling a feminist historical that maintains period plausibility with an exploratory queer narrative rarely seen in the crime genre. Even readers uninterested in Alma’s identity journey will be impressed by her intelligence and social acumen, and drawn by the constantly shifting politics and well-timed reveals of the plot. Breath-catching pacing, tantalizingly rough-and-tumble characters who are somehow both distasteful and deeply relatable, palpable erotic energy, and powerful storytelling make this a standout.”–Publishers Weekly, starred review
NEWCOMER
“Part Sherlock Holmes, part Harry Bosch, Higashino’s hero is a quietly majestic force to be reckoned with. Here’s hoping his demotion continues to bring him to the attention of readers from East to West.”–Kirkus Reviews, starred review
And in other news that makes us #squee, Louise Penny’s KINGDOM OF THE BLIND and Liane Moriarty’s NINE PERFECT STRANGERS are LibraryReads Hall of Famers!
For Your Consideration: November 2018 LibraryReads Titles
Download, read, and vote for your favorite titles for the November 2018 LibraryReads list!
*Votes are due September 20! Click here for the full list of 2018 deadlines.
NINE PERFECT STRANGERS by Liane Moriarty
Also available in audio
A Most Anticipated Book of Fall 2018! From #1 New York Times bestselling (and LibraryReads “Favorite of Favorites”) author Liane Moriarty comes a new novel which asks the question: Could ten days at a health resort really change you forever? These nine perfect strangers are about to find out. “…a deeply satisfying thriller. Moriarty delivers yet another surefire winner.” — Publishers Weekly, starred review
Available on NetGalley. To be pre-approved for an e-galley, please email library@macmillanusa.com with the subject “Nine Perfect Strangers.”*
KINGDOM OF THE BLIND by Louise Penny
Also available in audio
In the new Chief Inspector Gamache novel from the #1 New York Times bestselling (and LibraryReads “Favorite of Favorites”) author Louise Penny, mystery abounds when Gamache is named one of three executors to the will of a Three Pines resident he never knew—a cleaning woman who called herself, “The Baroness.” “This starts as a small-town mystery and becomes something grander and more frightening; Penny has upped her thrills-to–pain au chocolat ratio.” — Kirkus Reviews
Download the e-galley from Edelweiss
NEWCOMER by Keigo Higashino, translated by Giles Murray
A Library Journal Fall 2018 Editors’ Pick! In international bestseller Keigo Higashino’s new crime novel, newly transferred Tokyo Police Detective Kyochiro Kaga (from LibraryReads pick, MALICE) is assigned to a baffling murder in which the number of suspects keeps multiplying. “Part Sherlock Holmes, part Harry Bosch, Higashino’s hero is a quietly majestic force to be reckoned with. Here’s hoping his demotion continues to bring him to the attention of readers from East to West.” — Kirkus Reviews, starred review
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Booklist’s “Summer Book Club Bash” Webinar Titles
We hope you were able to tune in to Booklist’s “Summer Book Club Bash” webinar today, but if not, here are all the titles Anne presented, plus a link to Reading Group Gold, Macmillan’s book club website:
THE GREAT ALONE by Kristin Hannah* | 9780312577230 | Available now
THE NIGHTINGALE by Kristin Hannah* | 9781250080400 | Available Now (trade paperback)
NINE PERFECT STRANGERS by Liane Moriarty* | 9781250069825 | Out 11/6/18 (LR: 9/20/18)
TRULY MADLY GUILTY by Liane Moriarty* | 9781250069801 | Available Now (trade paperback)
THE REMOVES** by Tatjana Soli | 9780374249311 | Available Now
DAUGHTER OF MOLOKA’I by Alan Brennert | 9781250137661 | Out 2/19/19 (LR: 12/20/18)
MOLOKA’I by Alan Brennert | 9780312304355 | Available Now (trade paperback)
DAUGHTER OF A DAUGHTER OF A QUEEN* by Sarah Bird | 9781250193162 | Out 9/4/18
A WELL BEHAVED WOMAN* by Therese Anne Fowler | 9781250095473 | Out 10/16/18 (LR: 8/20/18)
INVISIBLE: The Forgotten Story of the Black Woman Lawyer Who Took Down America’s Most Powerful Mobster* by Stephen L. Carter | 9781250121974 | Out 10/9/18 (LR: 8/20/18)
THE BEST BAD THINGS** by Katrina Carrasco | 9780374123697 | Out 11/6/18 (LR: 9/20/18)
THE SUN DOES SHINE: How I Found Life and Freedom on Death Row* by Anthony Ray Hinton | 9781250205797 (Oprah Book Club Edition) | Available Now
WHEN THEY CALL YOU A TERRORIST: A Black Lives Matter Memoir* by Patrisse Khan-Cullors & asha bandele | 9781250171085 | Available Now
IF YOU LOVE ME: A Mother’s Journey Through Her Daughter’s Opioid Addiction** by Maureen Cavanagh | 9781250297341 | Out 9/4/18
KINGDOM OF THE BLIND* by Louise Penny | 9781250066206 | Out 11/27/18 (LR: 9/20/18)
THE LOST MAN* by Jane Harper | 9781250105684 | Out 2/5/19 (LR: 12/20/18)
THE DRY* by Jane Harper | 9781250105622 | Available Now (trade paperback)
FORCE OF NATURE* by Jane Harper | 9781250105653 | Out 1/8/19 (trade paperback)
THE SILENT PATIENT* by Alex Michaelides | 9781250301697 | Out 2/5/19 (LR: 12/20/18)
CAPE MAY* by Chip Cheek | 9781250297150 | Out 4/30/19 (LR: 2/20/19)
TREEBORNE** by Caleb Johnson | 9781250169082 | Available Now
NUMBER ONE CHINESE RESTAURANT** by Lillian Li | 9781250141293 | Available Now
THE GIRLS AT 17 SWANN STREET* by Yara Zgheib | 9781250202444 | Out 2/5/19 (LR: 12/20/18) readmoreremove
ALA Annual 2018 Adult Book Buzz Titles
We hope you enjoyed our Booze + Book Buzz at ALA Annual! For those who were #alaleftbehind, here’s everything we buzzed about:
NINE PERFECT STRANGERS* by Liane Moriarty | November 6, 2018 | 9781250069825
KINGDOM OF THE BLIND* by Louise Penny | November 27, 2018 | 9781250066206
FOR COLORED GIRLS WHO HAVE CONSIDERED POLITICS* by Leah Daughtry, Yolanda Caraway, Minyon Moore, Donna Brazile, Veronica Chambers | October 2, 2018 | 9781250137715
MR. TRUMP’S WILD RIDE: The Thrills, Chills, Screams, and Occasional Blackouts of His Extraordinary First Year in Office* by Major Garrett | September 18, 2018 | 9781250185914
WHERE WE GO FROM HERE* by Bernie Sanders | October 30, 2018 | 9781250163264
THEM: Why We Hate Each Other—and How to Heal* by Ben Sasse | October 16, 2018 | 9781250193681
THE SILENT PATIENT* by Alex Michaelides | February 5, 2019 | 9781250301697
CAPE MAY* by Chip Creek | April 30, 2019 | 9781250297150
THIS CHAIR ROCKS: A Manifesto Against Ageism** by Ashton Applewhite | March 5, 2019 | 9781250311481
WHY DON’T YOU WRITE MY EULOGY NOW SO I CAN CORRECT IT?: A Mother’s Suggestions by Patricia Marx & Roz Chast | April 2, 2019 | 9781250301963
DAUGHTER OF A DAUGHTER OF A QUEEN* by Sarah Bird | September 4, 2018 | 9781250193162
A WELL BEHAVED WOMAN* by Therese Anne Fowler | October 16, 2018 | 9781250095473
THE BEST BAD THINGS** by Katrina Carrasco | November 6, 2018 | 9780374123697
INVISIBLE: The Forgotten Story of the Black Woman Lawyer Who Took Down America’s Most Powerful Mobster* by Stephen L. Carter | October 9, 2018 | 9781250121974
SHOTGUNS AND STAGECOACHES: The Brave Men Who Rode for Wells Fargo in the Wild West* by John Boessenecker | October 30, 2018 | 9781250184887
HEARTS OF THE MISSING** by Carol Potenza | December 4, 2018 | 9781250178282
THE WIDOWS* by Jess Montgomery | January 8, 2019 | 9781250184528
THE DEAD RINGER by M.C. Beaton | October 2, 2018 | 9781250157690
ASK ME NO QUESTIONS** by Shelley Noble | October 16, 2018 | 9780765398710
BUTTON MAN* by Andrew Gross | September 18, 2018 | 9781250179982
BRIGHT YOUNG DEAD* by Jessica Fellowes | October 30, 2018 | 9781250170811
BABY TEETH* by Zoje Stage | July 17, 2018 | 9781250170750
THE OTHER WOMAN* by Sandie Jones | August 21, 2018 | 9781250191984
LIES* by T.M. Logan | September 11, 2018 | 9781250182265
ZERO SUM GAME** by S.L. Huang | October 2, 2018 | 9781250180254
TRUST ME* by Hank Phillippi Ryan | August 28, 2018 | 9780765393074
THE CRAFTSMAN** by Sharon Bolton | October 16, 2018 | 9781250300034
A BORROWING OF BONES** by Paula Munier | September 11, 2018 | 9781250153036
AN ACT OF VILLAINY by Ashley Weaver | September 4, 2018 | 9781250159755
BLOOD IS BLOOD by Will Thomas | November 13, 2018 | 9781250170385
THE PIRANHAS: The Boy Bosses of Naples* by Roberto Saviano | September 4, 2018 | 9780374230029
BOOMER1** by Daniel Torday | September 18, 2018 | 9781250191793
LISTEN TO THE MARRIAGE** by John Jay Osborn | October 2, 2018 | 9780374192020
THE RAIN WATCHER* by Tatiana de Rosnay | October 23, 2018 | 9781250200013
EVENING IN PARADISE by Lucia Berlin | November 6, 2018 | 9780374279486
THE END OF THE END OF THE EARTH** by Jonathan Franzen | November 13, 2018 | 9780374147938
THE DINNER LIST* by Rebecca Serle | September 11, 2018 | 9781250295187
THE DREAM DAUGHTER* by Diane Chamberlain | October 2, 2018 | 9781250087300
THE FLAME: Poems Notebooks Lyrics Drawings* by Leonard Cohen | October 2, 2018 | 9780374156060
UNTITLED AUTOBIOGRAPHY* by Roger Daltrey | October 23, 2018 | 9781250296030
HEART: A History by Sandeep Jauhar | September 18, 2018 | 9780374168650
NINE PINTS: A Journey Through the Money, Medicine, and Mysteries of Blood by Rose George | October 23, 2018 | 9781627796378
THE RAVENMASTER: My Life with the Ravens at the Tower of London* by Christopher Skaife | October 2, 2018 | 9780374113346
MIRAGE* by Somaiya Daud | August 28, 2018 | 9781250126429
UNSTOPPABLE MOSES** by Tyler James Smith | September 25, 2018 | 9781250138545
TEEN TRAILBLAZERS by Jennifer Calvert, illus. by Vesna Asanovic | October 2, 2018 | 9781250200204
SADIE** by Courtney Summers | September 4, 2018 | 9781250105714
WIND RIDER** by P.C. Cast | October 16, 2018 | 9781250100788
THE DYSASTERS* by P.C. Cast and Kristin Cast | February 26, 2019 | 9781250141040
Download the book buzz handout, complete with information about getting whitelisted for Macmillan e-galleys and participating in LibraryReads! And don’t forget you have free access to this presentation and many others right here.
*Also available in audio
**Also available in digital audio
Happy #BookBday, Tatjana Soli!
Happy #BookBday to THE REMOVES by Tatjana Soli!
The New York Times bestselling author’s expansive and transfixing new novel “is an epic, enthralling look at the American West in the mid-1800s”* and tells the intertwining stories of fifteen-year-old Anne Cummins, frontierswoman Libbie Custer, and Libbie’s husband, the Civil War hero George Armstrong Custer. “With visceral, vibrant language, Soli paints a stark portrait of the violence, hardship, and struggles that characterized the American West.” — *Booklist, starred review
We can’t wait for these other historical Westerns to hit library shelves:
THE BEST BAD THINGS by Katrina Carrasco (available November 6, 2018 from MCD/FSG)
HEARTS OF THE MISSING by Carol Potenza (winner of the 2017 Tony Hillerman Prize; available December 4, 2018 from Minotaur Books)
THE WIDOWS by Jess Montgomery (available January 8, 2019 from Minotaur Books)
BookExpo & Day of Dialog 2018 – That’s a Wrap!
Last week we enjoyed seeing many of you at Library Journal and School Library Journal‘s Day of Dialog events and at BookExpo (helloooo!). For those who couldn’t make it, here’s what you missed:
At Library Journal‘s Day of Dialog, Laura van den Berg (THE THIRD HOTEL) dazzled on a Literary Fiction author panel, and M.C. Beaton charmed on a Mystery/Thriller author panel, promoting her newest Agatha Raisin mystery, THE DEAD RINGER.
Celadon Books co-founders Jamie Raab & Deb Futter presented their inaugural Winter 2019 list as part of an Editor’s Buzz Panel:
THE SILENT PATIENT by Alex Michaelides | 9781250301697 | Out 2/5/19
CAPE MAY by Chip Cheek | 9781250297150 | Out 4/30/19
THIS CHAIR ROCKS: A Manifesto Against Ageism by Ashton Applewhite | 9781250311481 | Out 3/5/19
WHY DON’T YOU WRITE MY EULOGY NOW SO I CAN CORRECT IT?: A Mother’s Suggestions by Patricia Marx and Roz Chast | 9781250301963 | Out 4/2/19
Later that afternoon, Minotaur Books Senior Editor Catherine Richards presented her favorites as part of an Mystery Editor’s Picks Panel:
THE OTHER WOMAN by Sandie Jones | 9781250191984 | Out 8/21/18
THE WIDOWS by Jess Montgomery | 9781250184528 | Out 1/8/19
THE BURNING CHAMBERS by Kate Mosse | 9781250202161 | Out 5/7/19
WONDERLAND by Zoje Stage | 9781250206893 | Out 12/25/19
Click here to download the snazzy handout of both Editor’s Buzz Panel titles.
Meanwhile over at School Library Journal‘s Day of Dialog, Melissa Albert (THE HAZEL WOOD) charmed on a “Strange Fascinations in YA” panel, and our own Emily Day presented her favorite forthcoming titles during a Publisher’s Pitch (we’re seeing Paris as a theme here…):
ENCHANTÉE by Gita Trelease | 9781250295521 | Out 2/5/19 | YA Historical Fantasy | Ages 12 And Up
BIRTHDAY by Meredith Russo | 9781250129833 | Out 4/30/19 | YA Romance / LGBT | Ages 12 And Up
IN PARIS WITH YOU by Clémentine Beauvais | 9781250299161 | Out 1/8/19 | YA Contemporary Romance | Ages 14 to 18
THE DYSASTERS by P.C. Cast and Kristin Cast | 9781250141040 | Out 2/26/19 | YA Contemporary Fantasy | Ages 12 to 18
THE GILDED WOLVES by Roshani Chokshi | 9781250144546 | Out 1/15/19 | YA Epic Fantasy | Ages 12 to 18
Click here to download Emily’s SLJ Day of Dialog Publisher Pitch handout.
Plus, your colleagues were tweeting fast and furiously via the hashtags #ljdod18 and #sljdod18.
At BookExpo, Talia thrilled a crowd of 200+ librarians on the Downtown Stage with these forthcoming titles:
NINE PERFECT STRANGERS by Liane Moriarty | November 6, 2018 | 9781250069825
KINGDOM OF THE BLIND by Louise Penny | November 27, 2018 | 9781250066206
FOR COLORED GIRLS WHO HAVE CONSIDERED POLITICS by Leah Daughtry, Yolanda Caraway, Minyon Moore, Donna Brazile, Veronica Chambers | October 2, 2018 | 9781250137715
MR. TRUMP’S WILD RIDE: The Thrills, Chills, Screams, and Occasional Blackouts of His Extraordinary First Year in Office by Major Garrett | September 18, 2018 | 9781250185914
WHERE WE GO FROM HERE by Bernie Sanders | October 30, 2018 | 9781250163264
THEM: Why We Hate Each Other—and How to Heal by Ben Sasse | October 16, 2018 | 9781250193681
DAUGHTER OF A DAUGHTER OF A QUEEN by Sarah Bird | September 4, 2018 | 9781250193162
A WELL BEHAVED WOMAN by Therese Anne Fowler | October 16, 2018 | 9781250095473
THE BEST BAD THINGS by Katrina Carrasco | November 6, 2018 | 9780374123697
INVISIBLE: The Forgotten Story of the Black Woman Lawyer Who Took Down America’s Most Powerful Mobster by Stephen L. Carter | October 9, 2018 | 9781250121974
BOOMER1 by Daniel Torday | September 18, 2018 | 9781250191793
THE PIRANHAS: The Boy Bosses of Naples by Roberto Saviano | September 4, 2018 | 9780374230029
LISTEN TO THE MARRIAGE by John Jay Osborn | October 2, 2018 | 9780374192020
THE DEAD RINGER by M.C. Beaton | October 2, 2018 | 9781250157690
ASK ME NO QUESTIONS by Shelley Noble | October 16, 2018 | 9780765398710
BUTTON MAN by Andrew Gross | September 18, 2018 | 9781250179982
BRIGHT YOUNG DEAD by Jessica Fellowes | October 30, 2018 | 9781250170811
THE SILENT PATIENT by Alex Michaelides | February 5, 2019 | 9781250301697
BABY TEETH by Zoje Stage | July 17, 2018 | 9781250170750
THE OTHER WOMAN by Sandie Jones | August 21, 2018 | 9781250191984
LIES by T.M. Logan | September 11, 2018 | 9781250182265
TRUST ME by Hank Phillippi Ryan | August 28, 2018 | 9780765393074
THE CRAFTSMAN by Sharon Bolton | October 16, 2018 | 9781250300034
THE DINNER LIST by Rebecca Serle | September 11, 2018 | 9781250295187
THE DREAM DAUGHTER by Diane Chamberlain | October 2, 2018 | 9781250087300
THE RAVENMASTER: My Life with the Ravens at the Tower of London by Christopher Skaife | October 2, 2018 | 9780374113346
Download the BookExpo 2018 Book Buzz handout here.
And at the LibraryReads Librarian author lunch, Suketu Mehta talked about his own experiences and research for his new book, THIS LAND IS THEIR LAND: An Impassioned Argument About Immigrations and Its Discontents (Spring 2019): “Fear of migrants is doing incalculably more damage than the migrants themselves ever could. All evidence shows that immigrants enrich the countries that they move to.”
“I was angry at the staggering hypocrisy of the rich nations who, having stolen the future of the poor nations, were now demanding that they stay home.” – @suketumehta on *This Land is Their Land* #bookexpo2018 @LibraryReads99 @MacmillanLib @fsgbooks pic.twitter.com/BXouDGwPfJ
— An aMazon (@helgagrace) May 31, 2018
